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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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